"You just said you were going to beat me up, and that you could defeat me!" Jin Yue'er placed her hands on her hips, her vertical pupils contracting.
She said fiercely, "Hmph! You must still look down on me."
"Grandpa said that at times like this, one should act like a man and speak with fists!"
"Come on!"
Jin Yue'er performed butterfly steps in place, continuously throwing punches in Ye Tian's direction.
"Let's clash like real men..."
"Yue'er, stop messing around." Qian Renxue frowned and immediately moved to shield Ye Tian.
But Ye Tian laughed.
He extended his arm to stop Qian Renxue, giving her a reassuring look.
"Little Xue, leave this to me."
"Ye Tian?" Qian Renxue looked at Ye Tian's profile in surprise.
Meanwhile, Ye Tian had already stepped forward, looking at Jin Yue'er with amusement.
"Yue'er, are you serious?"
"Of course! Hmph, there's no way I can't defeat you!" Jin Yue'er nodded repeatedly, spreading her arms wide.
"I've already shed my fish skin!"
"Alright then." Ye Tian couldn't help but laugh, directly assuming a stance and summoning his Martial Soul.
He held a Pill in his hand,
Two purple Spirit Rings shimmered at his feet,
A misty, milky white vapor spread around him, resembling an Auspicious Cloud above his head.
This made him appear somewhat ethereal.
"Make your move!"
For a moment,
the unwavering momentum radiating from Ye Tian made even Qian Renxue feel somewhat dazed...
"Then be careful!"
"I'll try not to hurt you." Jin Yue'er took a deep breath, offering a friendly reminder.
"No need, this is an honorable match. Give it your all - if you can touch me, I'll consider it my loss..." Ye Tian smiled, placing his left hand behind his back.
He looked every bit the master...
"Ahhh!" Upon hearing this, Jin Yue'er became frantic.
"Ye Tian, I'm going to catch you and spank your butt hard!"
As her words fell,
the seemingly unreliable Jin Yue'er moved with extraordinary agility.
She leaped up directly, spreading her arms wide.
Executing a "crow sitting on an airplane" move.
"Ye Tian, take this!"
"Tsk, so fast. Little Xue, step back quickly."
Before Ye Tian could finish reminding her, Qian Renxue had already retreated several meters...
Watching Ye Tian with some tension.
Boom—!
Jin Yue'er descended from above,
Her feet landed where Ye Tian had been standing, and she performed a deep squat due to inertia.
Ye Tian quickly dodged,
Circling behind Jin Yue'er while his first Spirit Ring lit up.
Whoosh—!
Jin Yue'er's physique as a Beast Soul Master was fully displayed at this moment.
While in her deep squat position,
She directly twisted her body around as she jumped up from her spot.
"Ye Tian, don't run! Let me ram you to death!"
Like a wild bull changing direction, Jin Yue'er prepared to charge directly at Ye Tian.
Tick-tock!
Suddenly,
The sound of a Pill falling to the ground and continuously bouncing could be heard.
Completely disrupting Jin Yue'er's attack rhythm.
The golden figure froze in place,
Her vertical pupils trembled,
Her gaze drifting somewhat erratically toward the still bouncing Marrow Cleansing Pill on the ground!
Tap-tap-tap...
As the Marrow Cleansing Pills rolled and landed in succession, continuously hopping on the floor.
Jin Yue'er finally couldn't hold back.
Her golden vertical pupils locked firmly on the dozen or so Marrow Cleansing Pills on the ground...
She couldn't help but swallow hard.
"Gulp~"
"Tsk tsk!"
Ye Tian created another Bright Soul Nourishing Pill in his hand,
With a sly glance at Jin Yue'er, Ye Tian said in a feigned innocent tone, "What a pity, they've all spilled. I was planning to use these Pills to console whoever lost the competition."
"Ah! I lost! It's me who lost!" Jin Yue'er, like a starving wolf desperate for food, shouted with reddened eyes and immediately pounced on the Pills scattered on the ground.
She crouched down, picking up the Pills one by one as if gathering beans, then wiped them against her chest before storing them away.
"Heh, too fragile..." Ye Tian chuckled, popping the Bright Soul Nourishing Pill into his mouth, feeling refreshed and invigorated.
"..." Qian Renxue watched this anticlimactic contest with embarrassment. "You won just like that?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Ye Tian held a Pill in his hand, an Auspicious Cloud floating above his head as he waved his sleeve, his face full of smug satisfaction.
Qian Renxue's expression grew even more peculiar. "What happened to competing fairly?"
"What do you mean?" Ye Tian raised an eyebrow at Qian Renxue, clarifying, "I didn't use any underhanded tricks."
"..." Qian Renxue rolled her eyes at Ye Tian, only now realizing how shameless he could be—bullying a simpleton like Yue'er.
Ye Tian bent over and swung his palm, landing a sharp slap directly on Jin Yue'er's bottom. "That's for threatening to spank my butt."
Before his words faded, a crisp smack echoed through the air.
Qian Renxue stared in stunned silence.
"Ah—eep!" Jin Yue'er let out a startled cry, crouching with her left hand clutching the Pills to her chest and her right hand reaching back to cover her stinging bottom. Her pretty face flushed crimson as she glared back over her shoulder. "Ye Tian!"
Gasping in fury, Jin Yue'er gritted her silver teeth and complained, "You hurt my butt!" As she spoke, her voice grew softer with shame. "This... this little consolation might not be enough."
"Pfft, haha, no problem." Ye Tian laughed and prepared to use his Soul Skill again.
Jin Yue'er hurriedly interjected, "Don't throw them on the ground this time!"
"Fine! I'll put them in a bottle," Ye Tian nodded. In his good mood, he became more generous. "How about twenty more Marrow Cleansing Pills and ten Bright Soul Nourishing Pills?"
"Okay! Great!" Jin Yue'er instantly changed her expression, nodding repeatedly before turning back to continue gathering the "beans." Suddenly, her eyes shifted mischievously, and with a shy expression, she crouched down and wiggled her bottom toward Ye Tian as if beckoning him. She even glanced back to remind him, "Ye Tian, you're not allowed to hit me again! If you do, you'll have to compensate me properly."
"..." Ye Tian watched Jin Yue'er kneeling on the ground, presenting her bottom to him, and felt a few black lines form on his forehead. Why did it feel like spanking her was more of a reward than a punishment?
Qian Renxue stared dumbfounded at the scene, caught between laughter and tears. But then she wondered—if Ye Tian had spanked her bottom instead, would she have been angry? Her face instantly flushed, and she suppressed her smile. Surprisingly, she couldn't find any reason to be angry.
After Jin Yue'er finished collecting the Pills, she wriggled for a while longer, but when Ye Tian made no move to strike again, she reluctantly stood up. She handed a bottle to Qian Renxue. "Sister Xue, here are the Marrow Cleansing Pills I just consumed. I'll give you the Bright Soul Nourishing Pills later."
Qian Renxue couldn't help but smile as she accepted it. "Thank you, Yue'er."
"These were yours to begin with, Sister Xue. Hehe." Jin Yue'er giggled. Though her thought process was unconventional, she truly meant no harm.
"Heh." Ye Tian smiled wryly, accustomed to her antics.
"..." Soon after...
A quarter of an hour passed.
Ye Tian finally managed to send Qian Renxue and Jin Yue'er on their way.
Before they left, however,
he had them help clean up the Eternal Heaven.
"Ye Tian, see you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow, Little Xue."
"..."
"Ye Tian, I'll definitely defeat you tomorrow! You better prepare some Pills to comfort the loser in advance—comfort yourself promptly so you don't cry."
At the entrance of Wisteria Residence,
Jin Yue'er flashed a sly look in her eyes and waved her fist as she spoke.
"I never agreed to a match with you tomorrow,"
Ye Tian retorted irritably.
He knew perfectly well whether it would be self-consolation or simply serving himself up as a meal.
"See you later!"
As soon as the words fell,
Ye Tian closed the main gate of Wisteria Residence and returned inside the Eternal Heaven.
He began flipping through the Soul Beast Bestiary on the desk.
Not long after Qian Renxue and the others had left—barely half an hour later—
Bi Bi Dong returned to Wisteria Residence
with a young girl.
"My dear disciple, come out and see—your teacher has brought you a surprise."